Ace Hardware has begun a pilot program of same-day delivery via its own associates at 33 stores in select neighborhoods in Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Maryland, Texas and Arizona. It is an extension of Ace’s in-store pickup program, which is available …

Mobile app-driven startup service Curbside, which launched last fall by letting shoppers at 11 Target stores in San Francisco and at a mall in San Jose pick up purchased items at – well, curbside – has expanded to include three Best Buy locations …

The gaps between media channels are closing. A modern day shopper might check into a physical store on a mobile device, redeem a coupon received via email in-store, and then recommend that product to all friends on Facebook. It may …

Just a few short years ago, some retail pundit came up with the phrase “omnichannel retailer,” and it took the industry by storm. Everyone started talking about omnichannel, and the vendor community jumped right on board. It was almost impossible …

Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar campus store at Purdue University last week. It is also reportedly in talks with retailers like Radio Shack to give it a more omnichannel presence. One online publication declared this move would be “another nail …

As more consumers take to smartphones and tablets to shop with their favorite retail brands, retailers agree that keeping mobile at the top of their marketing priority lists is a smart move. According to the 2015 Shop.org/Forrester Research Inc. …

Much has been written about omnichannel strategy from the perspective of driving engagement and conversions. However returns processing is one aspect of the shopping journey that is an extremely important part of the customer experience yet is often glossed over.

Are you ready for Black Friday? How about “Cyber Monday?” A survey conducted last weekend by Deloitte sheds some light on what you can expect this from shoppers this year. For one, Cyber Monday, which falls on Dec. 1 this year, …

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, retailers are forming strategies to make consumers fall in love with their brand this February 14th and the weeks leading up to the big day. One engagement approach you can expect this …